Information about #959473 color

#959473 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #959473 belongs to the Yellow Color Family, featuring Low Saturation and Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(149, 148, 115) — 58.4% red, 58% green, 45.1% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 0 / 13 / 42. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #959473 reads as a gently muted yellow and carries an easy, daylight feel. Expect to see shades like this in versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Gurkha (#989171). Slightly further away sit Malachite Green (#97976F) and Cargo (#9B8F75).

In RGB terms — rgb(149, 148, 115) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #959473: 6.8:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 3.1:1 for white. No one has named #959473 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#959473 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#959473 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #959473

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Gurkha color link
Gurkha

#989171

Cargo color link
Cargo

#9B8F75

Artichoke color link
Artichoke

#8F9779

Pale Oyster color link
Pale Oyster

#9C8D72

Burlap Moss color link
Burlap Moss

#8D907B

Abanakee color link
Abanakee

#928A6D

Frontier color link
Frontier

#999D7A

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#959473
  • RGB149, 148, 115
  • CMYK0, 0, 13, 42
  • CSSrgb(149, 148, 115)
  • HSL58°, 14%, 52%
  • HSL Precise58.235°, 13.821%, 51.765%
  • HSV58°, 23%, 58%
  • HSB58°, 23%, 58%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.584
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.580
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.451
  • GLSLvec3(0.584, 0.580, 0.451)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.584, 0.580, 0.451, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.584, 0.580, 0.451)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB58.4%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB58%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB45.1%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID959473
  • DECIMAL ID9802867
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01